The vast region of Africa known as the Sahel will descend into large-scale drought, famine, war and terrorist control if immediate, coordinated steps are not taken to avert the perfect storm of climate change and the most ...
Environment
Apr 10, 2013
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Although immigration to the United States from Latin American countries, particularly Mexico, has captured much public attention, immigrants who move between countries in Latin America have more difficulty than those moving ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2013
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What do nonvoters look like, can they be categorized and why don't they vote? To answer these and other questions, a Northwestern University journalism professor and Ipsos Public Affairs conducted an in-depth post-Election ...
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2012
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Improving water supplies in rural African villages may have negative knock-on effects and contribute to increased poverty, new research published today has found.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2012
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Projections that global population growth will level out in coming decades are not assured, an expert said Wednesday, adding that just a one-child difference in global fertility would mean an extra 10 billion people by century's ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2012
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Increasing racial and ethnic diversity has long been apparent at the national level and in our nation's largest metropolitan gateways. Since 1980 over nine-tenths of all cities, suburbs and small towns have become more diverse. ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2012
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The Social Security Trust Fund is off on its prediction by $730 billion for needed benefits in 2030. That is because its forecasting methods have hardly been updated since 1935 when the program first started, according to ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Differences in factors such as income, education and marital status could contribute overwhelmingly to the gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the United States, according to one of the first ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2012
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The world's surging population is a big driver of environmental woes but the issue is complex and solutions are few, experts at a major conference here say.
Environment
Mar 27, 2012
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Just what does it mean to get a green card? To some applicants, about $1,000 each month.
Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2012
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